Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA

  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                      Seasonally adjusted (1)                  
                                                                                                                                         
      Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                                              
                                                   June      May       June      June      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.      May       June  
                                                   2008      2009      2009      2008      2009      2009      2009      2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                     WHITE                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  189,428   190,667   190,801   189,428   190,331   190,436   190,552   190,667   190,801 
    Civilian labor force.......................  126,674   125,841   126,986   125,712   125,703   125,599   126,110   126,423   126,199 
        Participation rate.....................     66.9      66.0      66.6      66.4      66.0      66.0      66.2      66.3      66.1 
      Employed.................................  120,191   115,444   115,772   119,417   116,481   115,693   115,977   115,561   115,202 
        Employment-population ratio............     63.4      60.5      60.7      63.0      61.2      60.8      60.9      60.6      60.4 
      Unemployed...............................    6,483    10,398    11,214     6,295     9,222     9,906    10,133    10,862    10,997 
        Unemployment rate......................      5.1       8.3       8.8       5.0       7.3       7.9       8.0       8.6       8.7 
    Not in labor force.........................   62,753    64,826    63,815    63,716    64,628    64,837    64,441    64,244    64,601 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................   65,578    65,631    65,662    65,420    65,180    65,032    65,509    65,766    65,732 
        Participation rate.....................     76.3      75.7      75.7      76.1      75.4      75.2      75.7      75.9      75.8 
      Employed.................................   62,803    59,932    59,963    62,413    60,361    59,811    59,967    59,820    59,656 
        Employment-population ratio............     73.0      69.2      69.1      72.6      69.8      69.1      69.3      69.0      68.8 
      Unemployed...............................    2,775     5,699     5,699     3,007     4,819     5,221     5,543     5,946     6,076 
        Unemployment rate......................      4.2       8.7       8.7       4.6       7.4       8.0       8.5       9.0       9.2 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................   54,346    54,875    54,900    54,567    54,967    55,115    55,227    55,192    55,068 
        Participation rate.....................     60.2      60.3      60.3      60.4      60.5      60.7      60.8      60.7      60.5 
      Employed.................................   51,969    51,303    50,990    52,255    51,624    51,519    51,695    51,385    51,304 
        Employment-population ratio............     57.5      56.4      56.0      57.8      56.9      56.7      56.9      56.5      56.4 
      Unemployed...............................    2,376     3,573     3,910     2,312     3,344     3,596     3,533     3,807     3,765 
        Unemployment rate......................      4.4       6.5       7.1       4.2       6.1       6.5       6.4       6.9       6.8 
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................    6,750     5,335     6,424     5,725     5,556     5,452     5,374     5,465     5,400 
        Participation rate.....................     51.6      40.9      49.3      43.8      42.5      41.7      41.1      41.9      41.4 
      Employed.................................    5,419     4,209     4,819     4,749     4,497     4,363     4,316     4,356     4,243 
        Employment-population ratio............     41.4      32.2      36.9      36.3      34.4      33.4      33.0      33.4      32.5 
      Unemployed...............................    1,332     1,126     1,605       976     1,059     1,089     1,058     1,108     1,156 
        Unemployment rate......................     19.7      21.1      25.0      17.0      19.1      20.0      19.7      20.3      21.4 
                                                                                                                                         
           BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   27,816    28,184    28,217    27,816    28,085    28,118    28,153    28,184    28,217 
    Civilian labor force.......................   17,926    17,649    17,911    17,708    17,703    17,542    17,816    17,737    17,700 
        Participation rate.....................     64.4      62.6      63.5      63.7      63.0      62.4      63.3      62.9      62.7 
      Employed.................................   16,165    15,047    15,174    16,041    15,336    15,212    15,142    15,095    15,103 
        Employment-population ratio............     58.1      53.4      53.8      57.7      54.6      54.1      53.8      53.6      53.5 
      Unemployed...............................    1,760     2,603     2,737     1,667     2,368     2,330     2,673     2,642     2,597 
        Unemployment rate......................      9.8      14.7      15.3       9.4      13.4      13.3      15.0      14.9      14.7 
    Not in labor force.........................    9,891    10,534    10,306    10,109    10,382    10,576    10,337    10,446    10,517 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................    8,051     7,939     7,956     7,994     7,949     7,917     7,990     8,000     7,929 
        Participation rate.....................     72.0      70.0      70.0      71.5      70.4      70.0      70.5      70.5      69.8 
      Employed.................................    7,292     6,621     6,672     7,223     6,762     6,700     6,620     6,656     6,633 
        Employment-population ratio............     65.2      58.3      58.7      64.6      59.9      59.2      58.4      58.7      58.4 
      Unemployed...............................      760     1,319     1,284       772     1,187     1,218     1,370     1,345     1,297 
        Unemployment rate......................      9.4      16.6      16.1       9.7      14.9      15.4      17.2      16.8      16.4 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................    8,987     8,987     9,076     8,961     9,006     8,932     9,064     9,000     9,042 
        Participation rate.....................     64.4      63.5      64.1      64.2      63.9      63.3      64.1      63.6      63.8 
      Employed.................................    8,300     7,993     8,018     8,291     8,115     8,045     8,025     7,993     8,018 
        Employment-population ratio............     59.5      56.5      56.6      59.4      57.6      57.0      56.8      56.5      56.6 
      Unemployed...............................      687       995     1,058       671       890       887     1,038     1,007     1,024 
        Unemployment rate......................      7.6      11.1      11.7       7.5       9.9       9.9      11.5      11.2      11.3 
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................      887       723       879       752       749       692       762       736       729 
        Participation rate.....................     33.1      26.9      32.7      28.1      27.8      25.7      28.3      27.4      27.1 
      Employed.................................      573       433       484       528       459       467       497       446       453 
        Employment-population ratio............     21.4      16.1      18.0      19.7      17.0      17.4      18.5      16.6      16.9 
      Unemployed...............................      314       290       395       224       290       225       265       290       276 
        Unemployment rate......................     35.4      40.1      45.0      29.8      38.8      32.5      34.7      39.4      37.9 
                                                                                                                                         
                     ASIAN                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   10,728    10,855    10,897     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
    Civilian labor force.......................    7,231     7,170     7,322     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Participation rate.....................     67.4      66.1      67.2     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Employed.................................    6,903     6,690     6,719     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Employment-population ratio............     64.3      61.6      61.7     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Unemployed...............................      328       480       603     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Unemployment rate......................      4.5       6.7       8.2     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
    Not in labor force.........................    3,498     3,685     3,575     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
  seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. 
  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.



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